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12 to 20 million illegal aliens, about 10 million of them from Mexico, two million from China, and millions more from around the world feel their successful crimes of breaking into America warrant amnesty. They expect more free medical care, more free schools for their children, financial freedom from paying out-of-state tuition in our colleges, free delivery of their anchor babies, chain migration of their relatives and many other ‘freebies’ paid for by American taxpayers. They expect us to pay for their criminal activities—and, we are! Additionally, this alien criminal class expects to drive without licenses or insurance, to work off the books so it doesn’t pay taxes. Stopped the massive abuse of Amendment 14 of the US Constitution instead of allow millions of women to cross our borders in order to birth an illegal child on our lands for immediate welfare on American taxpayers’ backs.

An estimated one-third to one-half illegal aliens work off the books. It costs $200 million to provide for emergency health care for illegal aliens in the Border States annually. California with over three million illegals paid $79 million, BUT four of their major LA hospitals bankrupted and shut their doors in 2004. Texas with 1.5 million illegal aliens paid $74 million in hospital care. Who is Texas? You, the taxpayer, that’s who! Because you, in your state, pay commensurate medical care according to your illegal alien population. Georgia ran a $63 million deficit for 64,000 unpaid doctor visits to their Grady Health Care system in 2002. In the same year, Georgia taxpayers paid $27 million for 11,188 anchor baby hospital births. Georgia taxpayers paid a whopping $242 million for educating illegal alien kids in 2003. What is it in your state? Alabama? How much are you paying for the illegal immigrants?

Hey, HB56 like any other law is not about a race, a group of people, or a person, is about "Illegal Immigration" so stop making excuses and understand that like any other law, if you break it the chances are you will have to pay for it.

Just wonder, who pays for their medical services when they visit the emergency room or give birth? How about the victim of identity theft, yeah because I am sure you know that if any illegal immigrant is working is very likely that he has someone else identity, who pays for that? If they want to be here so bad, why not go about the right and legal way and stop making excuses, by the way, do you know what is the maximum effective range of an excuses?

How can DHS justify granting work authorization to illegal immigrants when so many American citizens don’t have jobs? Twenty-three million Americans who are unemployed or can’t find full-time work must wonder why this administration puts illegal immigrants ahead of them. Citizens and legal immigrants should not be forced to compete with illegal workers for scarce jobs. The administration should put the interests of American workers first. It’s true that apprehensions are an arbitrary number and are not a real indication of security. Unfortunately, our Secretary of Homeland Security doesn’t understand that immigration is actually a legal process and not some game of freeze tag between border enforcement and those trying to cross illegally. They are not trying to "immigrate." They are trying to circumvent the legal process. No American value is more sacred than the rule of law. That’s what this is about -- nothing more, nothing less”. All illegal that step into our country w/fake ids (all of them) are committing treason (since its wartime), id theft, fraud & forgery (signing checks, etc that they know is NOT the real individual whose name is on their id), & other crimes. If we Americans committing these crimes, we'd be in federal prison before we'd have time to blink (so-to-speak). I stand behind AZ for this. If the feds won't do their jobs then they need to keep their noses behind their desks or taking their vacations!

We all know that not a single law is directed to an individual or group, all of our laws are for all of us, I failed to see this law has anything to do with "Civil Rights"? Last time I check all of our laws are mandates, not optional laws and we already have immigration laws, the problem is that people like Mr. Gutierrez will sell his country for a vote, just to ensure his own political survival. If these group of people so much care for the illegal immigrants, then go to their country of origin and fight their systems and laws there, don't waste our time and resources defending criminals. Face, immigration is actually a legal process and not some game of freeze tag between border enforcement and those trying to cross illegally. They are not trying to "immigrate." They are trying to circumvent the legal process. No American value is more sacred than the rule of law. That’s what this is about -- nothing more, nothing less,”

WOW, here come our heroe Mr. Congressman Gutierrez, why you want to waste our time and money in defending criminals when you and all of your collegues should be enforcing our immigration laws. Congressman, we do not need immigration reform, we need immigration enforcement nor more exuses Sir, do your job.

Is not about making comparison, is the fact that illegal immigrants are committing crimes from the moment they enter this country illegally and for a professor to try to make them victim of the system is just wrong. We are telling them that are ok to violate our laws, that we will bend over for them and to provide for them. Do you know how much it cost a single visit to an emergency room by a person without medical insurance? Take that and multiply it by the number of illegal immigrants in the State or better yet, by 11.2 million and if you think we can afford having them here, then you are better than me. Face it, immigration is actually a legal process and not some game of freeze tag between border enforcement and those trying to cross illegally. They are not trying to "immigrate." They are trying to circumvent the legal process. No American value is more sacred than the rule of law. That’s what this is about -- nothing more, nothing less,”

say798207, you hit the nail on the head, but as always somebody would rather blame racial profiling or some other thing than doing the right thing. I wonder what would happen if we make all of our laws "optionals" just like immigration seems to be an option. Just wonder how much money we would save if the Federal Government did its job and deport all of the 11.2 million illegal immigrants in our country and actually did something to keep others from coming, we may even fix the budget just by enforcing immigration laws.

Secondwind, why are you attacking the State AG when you should be attacking the Federal Governement because if they had done their job and enfonce existing immigration laws we wouldn't be talking about any of this, right? Let put the blame where it belongs, in the Federal Government. If you or anyone in Alabama can continue to pay for the social-economic burden created bt the illegal immigrants, then go right ahead and pay for it, the rest of us "tax payer" cannot and will not continue with this practice.

I wonder if ACLU, CHIRLA or Univision will pay an attorney to represent this illegal immigrant since they al always looking for ways to excuse their presence in our country. Is obvious that we do not need immigration reform, instead we need immigration enforcement. DoJ, what is your opinion on this matter? Do your job.

If the DoJ and DHS won't do their job, they should not hinder the State's ability from doing their.
How can DHS justify granting work authorization to illegal immigrants when so many American citizens don’t have jobs? Twenty-three million Americans who are unemployed or can’t find full-time work must wonder why this administration puts illegal immigrants ahead of them. Citizens and legal immigrants should not be forced to compete with illegal workers for scarce jobs. The administration should put the interests of American workers first. It’s true that apprehensions are an arbitrary number and are not a real indication of security. Unfortunately, our Secretary of Homeland Security doesn’t understand that immigration is actually a legal process and not some game of freeze tag between border enforcement and those trying to cross illegally. They are not trying to "immigrate." They are trying to circumvent the legal process. No American value is more sacred than the rule of law. That’s what this is about -- nothing more, nothing less,”

I wonder what other law Mr. Rodriguez is against it? What I always wonder, why Mr. Rodriguez and all of those who want to make illegal immigrants seems like victims of society won't visit their home land and fight for their rights in their country and leave the US alone. I thought he was representing the US, I guess he would make a better politician in Mexico, why not running for president there?

The Federal Government, DHS, and the DoJ are flat on their butt and yet they want to make it impossoble for the State to do what they had failed or neglected to do for years, put and end to Illegal Immigration. They need to stop making excuses and playing politics with the law and start enforcing them.

Here is some education for you. More than 22 million Americans are unable to find a full-time job, but 7 million illegal aliens have non-agricultural jobs (and a further 1 million have jobs on farms, orchards, vineyards, etc.). Doesn't this seem a bit unjust to you? Doesn't it bother you that while American and legal immigrant families are struggling to make ends meet, 8 million illegal alien families have no such struggle? If this doesn't seem unjust, you clearly have no sense of decency. We urge our leadership in Washington to enforce our nation's immigration laws. Illegal immigration is not a victimless crime. Indeed, every American and legal immigrant who cannot find a job is a victim and they need your help. Our immigration laws are just and fair and need to be enforced. Many seem to really believe immigration is about ethnicity and, thus, they are afraid to touch it. I have deep sympathy for the children who were brought here by their parents and are subject to deportation. Even though their parents wanted better lifestyles for themselves and their children and are hard workers, they did break the law of the United States and over 650,000 state and local law officers should be encouraged to help in the enforcement of our immigration laws, just as they help enforce drug and other laws.. They are, unfortunately, illegal aliens and subject to deportation. We are a nation of laws, and we cannot and should not be permitted to choose which we shall obey and which we shall not, even if we are good intentioned and compassionate. A responsible approach to illegal immigration would seek to make the number of illegal aliens who leave the country annually greater than the number who enter the country annually.
Here's my point. A Heritage Foundation study says that lower educated immigrant families cost taxpayers nearly $19,500 a year -- most of it at state and local levels. This DOES take account of all the taxes they pay into the system. Education alone costs several thousand dollars per child per year. Poor children born in this country of foreign parents immediately qualify for subsidized medical programs (medicaid) and free lunches at school. The poorly educated immigrant households are costing taxpayers $87 billion a year. Note that some of these poorly educated immigrants are legal, some illegal -- but they're all a social burden. $87 Billion adds up to a TRILLION dollars every 12 years. It's a ton of money. You see, if we drop the number of immigrants, and crack down on the hiring of illegal aliens, we'll save billions in social costs.

Dayton, Ohio, get ready the illegal immigration problems are coming to a town near you with their hard work ethic, their alcohol and drugs problems, their lack of auto insurance problems, their identity theft problems, their robing State benefits problems, and about all with full backing and support from ACLU, SHIRLA, HICA, Univision, and others criminals.

We all know that changes are difficults, not because they are harsh or anything like that, but because we got so use to the way things were before. This immigration law is not difference, most of the people complaining about it are those who for years have taken advantage of the immigrant's situation, low wages, no benefits, low profile and so on, now that the law makes it impossible for them to keep the old "status quote" everybody affected by the change is crying wolf. The reality is that most of them have never taken the time to study the impact of illegal immigrants and the burden they create to our society, if you don't believe me, go to an emergency room, labor room, or any of those places, then go an ask the finance department how much does it cost to give birth, an ambulace trip to the hospital, I can tell you personally, we were bill $462 dollars for a 7.2 miles ambulance trip to a hospital after an accident, $350 alone were just for dispaching the ambulance, do the math, stop making excuses, call me later when you figure it our by yourself that illegal immigrants is an unsustainable social-economical problem for all of us.

We all know that changes are difficults, not because they are harsh or anything like that, but because we got so use to the way things were before. This immigration law is not difference, most of the people complaining about it are those who for years have taken advantage of the immigrant's situation, low wages, no benefits, low profile and so on, now that the law makes it impossible for them to keep the old "status quote" everybody affected by the change is crying wolf. The reality is that most of them have never taken the time to study the impact of illegal immigrants and the burden they create to our society, if you don't believe me, go to an emergency room, labor room, or any of those places, then go an ask the finance department how much does it cost to give birth, an ambulace trip to the hospital, I can tell you personally, we were bill $462 dollars for a 7.2 miles ambulance trip to a hospital after an accident, $350 alone were just for dispaching the ambulance, do the math, stop making excuses.

Tell that it isn't so! Must be another spineless democrat who wants to secure his own political survival by buying Hispanic votes at any cost, even traiding his own country. Mr. Rodriguez, why instead of trying to stop the State from doing what you and all of your partners in WA have failed to do all of these years, why not make the Federal Government do its job of enforcing the immigration laws and stop making excuses for criminals to continue to commit crimes in our country. Unless you had forgotten, entering a country illegally it is a crime, no matter how you want to look at it, it is still a crime.

Farmers and those who opposed this new law you should blame yourself and the federal government because you knew you were hiring illegal immigrants to save money and the fed have been on their ???? all of this years because all the care about is their own political career and they care less about you and me. The chief difficulties that America faces because of current immigration are not triggered by who the immigrants are but by how many they are. The task before the nation in setting a fair level of immigration is not about race or some vision of a homogeneous white America; it is about protecting and enhancing the United States' unique experiment in democracy for all Americans, including recent immigrants, regardless of their particular ethnicity. Opponents of giving local police the tools to pickup illegal aliens falsely claim that foreign-born residents would cease to report crimes. It is time for Congress to stop turning a blind eye to illegal immigration and start passing legislation to put a stop to it. Notwithstanding the financial difficulty our nation faces, we simply cannot afford to bring them all here and care for them. Many seem to really believe immigration is about ethnicity and, thus, they are afraid to touch it. I have deep sympathy for the children who were brought here by their parents and are subject to deportation. Even though their parents wanted better lifestyles for themselves and their children and are hard workers, they did break the law of the United States and over 650,000 state and local law officers should be encouraged to help in the enforcement of our immigration laws, just as they help enforce drug and other laws.. They are, unfortunately, illegal aliens and subject to deportation. We are a nation of laws, and we cannot and should not be permitted to choose which we shall obey and which we shall not, even if we are good intentioned and compassionate.
A responsible approach to illegal immigration would seek to make the number of illegal aliens who leave the country annually greater than the number who enter the country annually. Experts who study the issue believe that we could achieve a net outflow between one million and two million per year by implementing or enhancing a handful of measures that are already known to be effective, and in fact are largely premised on existing law. Namely:
• turning off the jobs magnet by requiring workplace verification of legal status (i.e., requiring all employers to use the existing but not-yet-mandatory program known as E-Verify);
• turning off various other magnets such as in-state tuition, drivers licenses and birthright citizenship;
• building an effective, physical fence on the Mexican border;
• deploying a reliable check-in/check-out system for visitors to the United States (i.e., fixing the current program known as US VISIT); and
• enforcing existing deportation laws to perhaps double the effect of current enforcement.

The chief difficulties that America faces because of current immigration are not triggered by who the immigrants are but by how many they are. The task before the nation in setting a fair level of immigration is not about race or some vision of a homogeneous white America; it is about protecting and enhancing the United States' unique experiment in democracy for all Americans, including recent immigrants, regardless of their particular ethnicity. Opponents of giving local police the tools to pickup illegal aliens falsely claim that foreign-born residents would cease to report crimes. It is time for Congress to stop turning a blind eye to illegal immigration and start passing legislation to put a stop to it. Notwithstanding the financial difficulty our nation faces, we simply cannot afford to bring them all here and care for them. Many seem to really believe immigration is about ethnicity and, thus, they are afraid to touch it. I have deep sympathy for the children who were brought here by their parents and are subject to deportation. Even though their parents wanted better lifestyles for themselves and their children and are hard workers, they did break the law of the United States and over 650,000 state and local law officers should be encouraged to help in the enforcement of our immigration laws, just as they help enforce drug and other laws.. They are, unfortunately, illegal aliens and subject to deportation. We are a nation of laws, and we cannot and should not be permitted to choose which we shall obey and which we shall not, even if we are good intentioned and compassionate.
A responsible approach to illegal immigration would seek to make the number of illegal aliens who leave the country annually greater than the number who enter the country annually. Experts who study the issue believe that we could achieve a net outflow between one million and two million per year by implementing or enhancing a handful of measures that are already known to be effective, and in fact are largely premised on existing law. Namely:
• turning off the jobs magnet by requiring workplace verification of legal status (i.e., requiring all employers to use the existing but not-yet-mandatory program known as E-Verify);
• turning off various other magnets such as in-state tuition, drivers licenses and birthright citizenship;
• building an effective, physical fence on the Mexican border;
• deploying a reliable check-in/check-out system for visitors to the United States (i.e., fixing the current program known as US VISIT); and
• enforcing existing deportation laws to perhaps double the effect of current enforcement.